durstar

Borrowed from German Durst, from Old High German dors, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). In length also from English thirst.

• IPA^(key): /dur.ˈstar/, /duɾ.ˈstaɾ/

durstar (present tense durstas, past tense durstis, future tense durstos, imperative durstez, conditional durstus)

1. (transitive) to thirst, to be thirsty

   Me durstas, me ne drinkabis aquo por 10 dii.

   I am thirsty, I haven't drank water for 10 days.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) to thirst for, to desire

   Me durstas por granda bifsteko.

   I long for a big steak.

• dursto (“thirst”)
• durstanta (“thirsty”)
• durstema (“thirsty”)
• durstoza (“(very) thirsty”)